House-moving truck



(No Model.)

` W. P. AYLSWORTH.

HOUSE MOVING TRUCK.

No. 290;'5'13. Patent-,ed Deo. 18, 188s.

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UNITED STATES PATENT @Erica WILLIAM P. AYLSWORTH, 0F COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA.

House-MOVING TRUCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 290,513, dated December 18, 1883.

Application filed August 16, 1883.

To all whom it 11i/wy concern:

Beitknownthatl,WILLIAMRAYLSWOETH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Council Bluffs, in the county of Pottawattamie and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in House-Moving Trucks, of whiph the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in hauling-trucks; and it has for its objects improved means whereby the fore wheels and axle can be turned to the right or left and held in any of those positions. These objects I attain by means illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improved truck. and Fig. 2 represents a top view of the tongue thereof.

In the drawings, the letter A indicates the wheels of the truck, mounted upon suitable axles, B. Bolted to the upper side of the hind axle are three reach-bars, C, which extend forward and rest on the fore axle. The forward ends of these reach-bars C are held securely together by a metallic strap or band, D, by means of bolts, thereby forming a clevis, to which is hitched the pulling force or teams when necessary. Passing through the center reach-bar, and just in front of the fore axle, and down through a staple secured to the axle, and then through an ear which is formed on one end of a metallic brace which extends back and is secured at its other end to the center reach-bar, behind the fore axle, is the king-bolt E, thus permitting the fore wheels and axle to turn either to the right or left. The top of the axle and the under side-of the reachbars nearest the king-bolt are provided with metallic plates to prevent wear. About mid way between the axles, and on top of the reachbars, there is secured a crosspiece, F, to which is fastened a metallic plate, on which the bolster G turns, the bolster being held by means of a bolt, H, which passes through to the under side ofthe reach-bars. To the fore axle (No model.)

are secured thills, to which is secured a tongue, I, having at its forward end plates J, on the upper and lower sides, they having apertures for the reception of a bolt. TWorking in connection thereto is a segment, K, also provided with apertures for the reception of a bolt, and extending forward and being a part thereof is an arm having apertures, the purpose of which will be more fully hereinafter described.

The operation of my invention is as follows:

In moving houses generally it requires four trucks-one at each corner of the building. Then the bolster is placed longitudinally; but where only two trucks are used the holsters are placed transversely. In all cases, whether two or more trucks are used, the tongues of the hind trucks are provided with plates, as shown in the drawings, the front trucks having ordinary wagon-tongues. The segment with apertures and a forwardlyextending arm is fastened, bymeans of bolts or otherwise, to the under side oi' the building to be moved, so that the aperturesin the plates on the tongue will come in conjunction with the apertures in the segment. Thus the bolt can be placed in any of the apertures, holding the fore axle in any desired position.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

A hauling-truck constructed substantially as shown and described, having a tongue fastened thereto, provided with plates at its forward end, on`its upper and lower sides, these plates having apertures, in combination with a segment having apertures, and also being provided with a forwardly extending arm adapted to be secured to the under side of the building or object being moved, as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

W'ILLIA-NI l). AYLSW'RTH.

Witnesses:

Dlivin TosrEviN, R. T. BRYANT. 

